Daniel Carr signed a two-year contract as a free agent with the Montreal Canadiens in April 2014. He led all rookies in goals during his first season in the AHL, and quickly made an impact the following year. But things didn’t go as planned during his second season, including a lack of points and a season-ending knee injury.

He’s now back in the AHL, and back to his goal-scoring ways. He leads the Laval Rocket with 11 goals in 19 games.

I sat down with the left winger to discuss his college years, his first shift in the NHL, his future plans, and more.

The Athletic: You spent four years at Union College and went undrafted. How did it come about that the Canadiens were interested in signing you?

Daniel Carr: I had a really good experience at Union. The four years there were probably the best thing that ever happened to me. I made a lot of lifelong friends through the hockey program. My senior year I was having a good year, and I got some...